November 1 – Queen of All Saints – All Saints Day With Mary, Queen of all saints Every November 1st, the Church honors the multitude of those who, in imitation of the Virgin Mary—the perfect example of [...] at the center of their lives! Since the year 835, All Saints' Day has been celebrated on November 1st. Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon
Joseph Kentenich (Germany, 1914) A Rosary crusade in the United States Robert Renaud, a parishioner of St James Catholic Church, decided to honor Our Lady by establishing the Family Rosary Crusade 16 years [...] guitar on the street. More information about the Rosary Crusade and past paintings can be found on the St James website. Adapted from Watertown Daily Times
orator against their errors. In preparing for his efforts to correct the errors of the Albigensians, St Dominic had reasoned that since he was gifted with great oratorical ability and theological acumen [...] spiritual power and needed something strong enough to overcome the enemy. According to tradition, St Dominic retreated into the silence of the Prouille forest near the town of Toulouse, France, to pray [...] that would give his preaching power. The Queen of Heaven said to him: “Wonder not that until now you [St Dominic] have obtained so little fruit by your labors; you have spent them on a barren soil, not yet
This could be it. Thank God for Pope Benedict. May He grant him many, many years on the Throne of St Peter!
Portugal Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal (1271-1336), received her name at her baptism, in memory of St Elizabeth of Hungary, her aunt. At the age of eight, she began the practice of reciting the Divine [...] heroic works, she saw the Blessed Virgin just before her death. Our Lady appeared to her, accompanied by St Clare and some other saints. L. Jaud , Vie des Saints pour tous les jours de l'année , Tours, Mame
blessed day.” After the blessing, Mgr Armitage took the painting to the tomb of St Gregory the Great, the Pope who commissioned St Augustine’s mission to the English, where he prayed alongside Cardinal Nichols
wondered how she could bring some birthday joy as a gift to the Mother of Our Lord. She thought of St Anne and St Joachim, parents of our Blessed Mother and grandparents of Jesus, and the idea of honoring Our
writings from the first centuries of the Church.(...) That was when the example and teaching of Pope St. John Paul II opened my eyes. The Pope’s pure devotion to Christ was undeniable, as was his love of [...] lead me astray, so when I discovered that his papal motto, “Totus Tuus,” was drawn from the words of St. Louis de Montfort’s famous text on Marian Consecration (True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary)
by Nicodemus, the disciple who came to meet Jesus at night; that it was painted by St. Luke, and brought to Spain by St. James. But this is difficult to confirm, as the manuscript that attests it dates
will likely be considered a total loss,” Casey said. Among other Catholic churches in the diocese, St. Joseph in Mayfield also suffered significant damage. A series of storms and tornadoes passed through [...] written message from Pope Francis and he even prayed for Kentucky by name in his Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. We know that when we are one in Christ, we are never alone.” Kevin J. Jones
